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Big Day In is an innovative method for facilitating transformative learning.

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How to do Gympie Blue

Live well with the nine habits of the Blue Zones in Gympie.

Small changes. Big Difference.

Gympie Blue is a Big Day In community action initiative about living well in Gympie that is guided by the nine lifestyle habits of the Blue Zones around the world where people are known to live well, happy, and long.

Gympie is a city in the Gympie region, which is in southeastern Queensland, Australia, known for agriculture, timber, manufacturing, and tourism.

Connect and be active with friends, family, or fellow members of your neighbourhood or community.

Wherever you are. Anywhere in the world.

Do your town or region Blue.

Gympie Blue

Live well. Live happy. Live long.

The nine lifestyle habits are

1. Move naturally – walk, take the stairs, free dance, garden, cook, etc.
2. Know your purpose – put your skills into action to help others and give meaning in your life.
3. Downshift – take time out to rest, pray, reflect, and appreciate.
4. 80% rule – eat slowly, and stop eating when you feel 80% full.
5. Plant slant – eat mostly fruit, vegetables, nuts, and lentils, with small amounts of lean meat.
6. Wine@5 – drink one glass of wine with an evening meal and friends.
7. Right tribe – choose friends with healthy lifestyles.
8. Belong – have faith-based or spiritual beliefs.
9. Loved ones first – care for children and parents, be in committed relationships.

Check out more about the Blue Zone regions and lifestyle habits here.

Which of the nine habits do you embrace in your life? What other favourite healthy habits do you enjoy in your daily routine? Share some simple ways of living that benefit your health and wellness. What works well for you? What else do we do in Gympie that makes it such a special place to live? What additional lifestyle habits are important so that we create Gympie Blue as a unique way of living well in our region?

In 2024, Big Day In Gympie Blue is on Sunday, March 3rd.

We are looking for people who are inspired to help others build resilience in their community.

We are looking for leaders.

Leaders for life.

Is this you?

Big Day In Gympie Blue.

Contact Cristine Hall on 0438462216.

Cristine helps participants to create and then lead fun activities and learn from each other by sharing ideas and skills about living well. Join in with the Gympie Blue to benefit your local community by encouraging and strengthening social connections through these fun learning events.

Gympie is calling you.

Now!

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You could do…

your city, town, or region Blue

If you live in a rural, regional, or remote region, you could do your own Blue.

Adopt the nine healthy lifestyle habits of the Blue Zones for where you live.

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There are six easy steps.

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Find out more about Big Day In

Big Day In is a fun, interactive process that has great value in many applications of social learning.

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Be curious.

Discover how Big Day In can enhance your life, be that with friends, family, colleagues, or community groups.

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The possibilities are endless!

Networking

Cherie said networking is essential for business and takes practice to achieve success. She taught us through role-play, ways to develop instant rapport and connection with colleagues and clients. This would be a perfect activity for Big Day In. At my next business meetup, I smiled and made eye contact with a new group of potential clients and I was instantly included. Thank you, Cherie. MALIA

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Flower art

I went to a flower-arranging workshop with my daughter. It was fun and I was hooked! So when we talked about Big Day In, I was excited that I could share what I learnt about flower art. We could get flowers and greenery from my friend's garden, people bring pots. I take everyone through the steps I knew and voila everyone would create just the best displays. I was chuffed with the thought that I could help others create. ELLA

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Building Teams

I am a professional facilitator. I hosted a Big Day In for corporate team building. It was a challenge for me to step back and allow the participants to be totally in control of their sessions, without judging their performance to be good or bad, and just breathe and enjoy the experience of being a participant. I learnt a lot about them and I surprisingly learnt a lot about me too. GENEVIEVE

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Dad Jokes

Big Day In is for blokes too. Justin was at a bit of a loss as to what he might do in a session. Then he said, "Aha, I have it!" One of his favourite things to do was to tell Dad jokes, funny ones were good but the best ones were when his kids would say "Oh, Dad". That response was what he loved the most. So he brought along his best Dad jokes and everyone took to the floor and shared either his jokes or their own. Everyone had a great time. It sure was a fun session. STEVE

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Horses

I ride horses. None of my friends do. I knew that. So in my session I chose to (safely) introduce my horse to my friends. It was funny. Duke, my horse snorted just as my friend Kate came to give him a pat. "Holy moly" Kate said "That was the scariest thing I have ever done.", and then congratulated herself with "How brave am I?!" She still talks about her time with Duke to this day. ANNA

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Yoga

My friend Josie is a scientist... and Josie also loves yoga. She loves it so much that she began her training to be a yoga teacher. So at our Big Day In she led us through a session of yoga. I had never done yoga before. I enjoyed it so much, I do yoga now, I love it, and am seriously thinking about being a yoga teacher someday soon. CARMEL

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Reflect

One of the strengths of hosting a Big Day In is that each event finishes with a Reflective session. I believe that reflection is necessary on the path of true transformational learning. It just is... How it's done is each person's choice - short or long, straightforward or creative, together or as individuals. Such freedom in the session is another strength of the pedagogy that I agree with when considering how I could grow corporate organisations. MARGIE

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Time for Tea

How delightful!

We had our own tea tasting ceremony. And in the loveliest tea set ever. We tasted six different teas, complete with cleansing the palate with water in-between. We wrote down a word to describe each tea and gave them a rating. Then we ranked them for our favourite. It was interesting that no two people ranked the teas in the same order, and there were more than three favourites. JI

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Big Day In adventures Inc.

Big Day In adventures is a not-for-profit incorporated community association.

Registration Number IA58839

Our aim is to promote and foster personal and community growth and development through socialising education to increase human and social capital and capacity worldwide.

24000 smiles in 2024.

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